Mary Edna CatesAge: 84 years1908–1993
- Name
- Mary Edna Cates
- Given names
- Mary Edna
- Surname
- Cates
 Birth | June 12, 1908 45 35 |
 Death of a paternal grandmother | Margaret Buffum Barker March 17, 1909 (Age 9 months) |
 Census | April 18, 1910 (Age 22 months) |
| Birth of a brother | Barker Trask Cates April 24, 1910 (Age 22 months) |
| Death of a father | Dr. Horace Getchell Cates March 27, 1911 (Age 2 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | John Dustin Bicknell July 7, 1911 (Age 3 years) Cause: Myocarditis with cardiac dilation |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 7 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 8 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 9 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Census | January 9, 1920 (Age 11 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 21 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Nancy Benevolence “Nannie” Christian November 1, 1931 (Age 23 years) Cause: Terminal Broncho Pneumonia |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 33 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Death of a half-sister | Ella Margaret Cates August 24, 1949 (Age 41 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 41 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Death of a mother | Mary Ellen Bicknell July 17, 1955 (Age 47 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | Charles Barker Cates October 26, 1961 (Age 53 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 37 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
| Death of a brother | Horace Bicknell Cates March 12, 1978 (Age 69 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mildred Nancy Cates October 28, 1981 (Age 73 years) |
| Death of a brother | Barker Trask Cates November 15, 1990 (Age 82 years) |
 Death | April 23, 1993 (Age 84 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Dr. Horace Getchell Cates Birth: May 22, 1863 42 34 — East Vassalboro, Kennebec, Maine, United States Death: March 27, 1911 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
| mother |
Mary Ellen Bicknell Birth: December 3, 1872 34 37 — Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States Death: July 17, 1955 — Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States |
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Marriage: June 15, 1895 — Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States |
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17 months elder sister |
Mildred Nancy Cates Birth: October 30, 1896 33 23 — Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States Death: October 28, 1981 — Carlsbad, San Diego, California, United States |
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7 years elder brother |
Horace Bicknell Cates Birth: September 20, 1903 40 30 — Los Angeles, California, United States Death: March 12, 1978 — Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States |
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5 years herself |
Mary Edna Cates Birth: June 12, 1908 45 35 — Los Angeles, California, United States Death: April 23, 1993 — Coronado, San Diego, California, United States |
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22 months younger brother |
Barker Trask Cates Birth: April 24, 1910 46 37 — Los Angeles, California, United States Death: November 15, 1990 — Placer, California, United States |
| Father’s family with Ella Van Every |
| father |
Dr. Horace Getchell Cates Birth: May 22, 1863 42 34 — East Vassalboro, Kennebec, Maine, United States Death: March 27, 1911 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
| step-mother |
Ella Van Every Birth: March 25, 1867 — Missouri, United States Death: May 26, 1891 — Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States |
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Marriage: May 16, 1888 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
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1 year half-brother |
Charles Barker Cates Birth: May 9, 1889 25 22 — Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, United States Death: October 26, 1961 — Santa Cruz, California, United States |
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14 months half-sister |
Ella Margaret Cates Birth: July 23, 1890 27 23 — Los Angeles, California, United States Death: August 24, 1949 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Dr. Horace Getchell Cates - Household
1107 Orange Street Bell, Los Angeles, California
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Mary Ellen Bicknell - Household
411 Prospect Ave Monrovia, Los Angeles, California
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